Clarke, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn are the contenders to succeed Paul McGinley at Hazeltine in September next year, when Europe will be looking to maintain their recent dominance with a seventh win in the last eight contests

Clarke, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn are the contenders to succeed Paul McGinley at Hazeltine in September next year, when Europe will be looking to maintain their recent dominance with a seventh win in the last eight contests

The tournament was last played in 2013 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club but did not feature last year due to Wales hosting the hugely successful Senior Open Championship, which was won by Bernhard Langer at Porthcawl

Cardiff-based Bradley Dredge finished tied 50th on six under putting €9,343 into his bank account while Worcester’s former Welsh amateur international, Oliver Farr, secured his first pay cheque as a European Tour professional

The 39-year-old, who finished a career high fourth in the European Tour money list with more than €3m in earnings as well as bringing home the winning point for Europe in September's Ryder Cup went to the medical centre suffering from an extreme migraine

Stenson has never successfully defended a title in his career but goes into the final round at Jumeirah Golf Estates tied for the lead on 14 under par with Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello with Welshman Jamie Donaldson seven shots off the lead

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